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  • Help for parents on cyberbullying

    Help for parents on cyberbullying

    Some advice and ideas if you think your child is being bullied 18 November 2009 19:05 GMT

    Stephen Fry reflected yesterday that the Internet is like a city with all the same cultural joys and societal problems of the physical world. So, in many ways, it's of little surprise that bullying is as much a feature of the world wide web as it is of the playground.

    In...

  • "Unfriend" named Word of the Year from OUP

    "Unfriend" named Word of the Year by OUP

    Hashtag a runner up as social networking makes a big impact on our vocab 18 November 2009 18:04 GMT

    As do other such companies, the New Oxford American Dictionary has revealed the new words it is considering for inclusion, and revealed its choice of "Word of the Year" for 2009.

    The 2009 Word of the Year has been named as "unfriend" with the definition reading...

  • O'Reilly: Ugly times ahead for the Internet

    O'Reilly: Ugly times ahead for the Internet

    Internet is trying to eat itself 17 November 2009 18:36 GMT

    Web visionary, Tim O'Reilly, has suggested that we could be heading into an "ugly time" on the Internet possibly mirroring the browser wars of the nineties.

    Talking at the Web 2.0 expo in New York, O'Reilly warned that a number of moves by big organisations like...

  • VIDEO: Sony unveils 3.10 PS3 update that brings Facebook

    VIDEO: Sony unveils 3.10 PS3 update that brings Facebook

    Rumoured update officially revealed in early peek video 17 November 2009 11:34 GMT

    Following the screenshots unveiled recently, Sony is now offering an early peek at PlayStation 3 v3.10 firmware update.

    Keepin' up with the Jones, the update incorporates Facebook into the PS3 experience with the option for the PS3 to automatically update Facebook...

  • Facebook offers cyberbullying prevention advice

    Facebook offers cyberbullying prevention advice

    "How to Bullyproof Yourself on Facebook" 17 November 2009 10:37 GMT

    Facebook's European director of public policy, Richard Allan, has written a blog post to address the slowly growing problem of cyberbullying on the service. It coincides with National Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, and BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra, and websites like Bebo, Habbo,...

  • Palm Pre and Pixi get Facebook app

    Palm Pre and Pixi get Facebook app

    webOS joins iPhone and Android 16 November 2009 17:56 GMT

    Compared to the might of the iPhone App Store, and slightly-less-but-still-respectable presence of the Android Market, Palm's webOS App Catalog, used by the Pre and the Pixi, looks decidedly lacklustre.

    However, it has just got a tiny bit bigger with the addition...

  • iTunes still most popular music service by far

    iTunes still most popular music service by far

    But Swedish upstart Spotify is gaining fast 16 November 2009 16:41 GMT

    A survey of 2000 internet users in the UK from GfK NOP has found that iTunes still remains by far the most popular music service, but that new entrant Spotify is shooting rapidly up the charts, despite having only just celebrated its 1st birthday.

    The survey asked...

  • Xbox 360 social update dated

    Xbox 360 social update dated

    Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and Zune Video dropping within days 12 November 2009 18:40 GMT

    Microsoft has confirmed that it will be releasing its latest Xbox 360 update on the 17 November to all LIVE members.

    The new update, which was first announced in June, will bring with it Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video to the console.

    The Facebook...

  • PS3 update bringing Facebook integration

    PS3 update bringing Facebook integration

    As well as the option to change your gamercard colour 12 November 2009 10:25 GMT

    Some images have emerged of a forthcoming firmware update for the PS3 that introduces Facebook functionality to the games console. The integration with the world's biggest social networking site is already available on the rival Xbox 360, but not on the Nintendo Wii.

    Also...

  • MP Tom Watson forms gamers' pressure group

    MP Tom Watson forms gamers' pressure group

    To help video gamers "find their voice" 9 November 2009 11:00 GMT

    UK Labour MP Tom Watson has formed a political pressure group called "Gamers' Voice", designed to "discuss how UK video gamers can find their voice in newspapers and government". The MP announced the creation of the group, which currently manifests itself on Facebook,...

  • Orange T&Cs ban Spotify, Facebook and YouTube

    Orange T&Cs ban Spotify, Facebook and YouTube

    iPhone purchasers beware 3 November 2009 17:52 GMT

    Orange's terms and conditions for its mobile internet ban applications like Spotify, AudioBoo, Ustream, Facebook and YouTube, something which could be of concern to those considering buying an iPhone with the mobile network.

    In the company's T&Cs, it says: "Not...

  • Living launches "Liv" online TV channel

    Living launches "Liv" online TV channel

    Offering low-end style, celebs and showbiz programming 2 November 2009 14:15 GMT

    Living has launched "Liv", the UK's first online TV channel, offering "style and celebrity" programming.

    Live from 2 November, the IPTV channel can be viewed at www.livingtv.co.uk as well as through its own YouTube channel and can be downloaded via a "state...

  • Foo Fighters stream gig over Facebook

    Foo Fighters stream gig over Facebook

    Fans asked to update their status during the show 30 October 2009 11:16 GMT

    Rock band Foo Fighters have announced that they'll be streaming a free gig on Facebook on 30 October. The show will come live from the band's Los Angeles HQ and the stream will begin at 7pm PST (that's 3AM GMT). It'll be powered by Livestream.

    Fans can RSVP to...

  • Facebook awarded $711 million from spammer

    Facebook awarded $711 million from spammer

    Spamford Wallace ordered to pay out 30 October 2009 10:53 GMT

    It's been revealed how much money Facebook has been awarded in damages over a recent anti-spam case against internet "marketer" Sanford - or as he's known Spamford - Wallace.

    Facebook filed the anti-spamming case in February after Wallace accessed people's...

  • Facebook offers memorial option for profiles

    Facebook offers memorial option for profiles

    So you don't get timeline updates from dead people 27 October 2009 16:35 GMT

    Facebook has quietly launched a new feature that allows users to mark profiles of dead users as being a "memorial". Friends and family will be able to report to Facebook the fact that a user has passed away, offering "proof" via an obituary or news article.

    The...

  • Guitar Hero rocks one million Facebook fans

    Guitar Hero rocks 1 million Facebook fans

    38 million games sold to date 27 October 2009 9:16 GMT

    Guitar Hero is the first console game franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans, says developer Activision.

    As the number one best-selling third party video game franchise in America and Europe this year to date, since its release, more than 38 million...

  • Facebook feeds and which to use

    The new Facebook feeds and which to use

    News Feed, Live Feed and what the hell it's all about 26 October 2009 16:07 GMT

    Facebook is a funny old creature and it does like to throw changes at its users faster than most. Well, good on Zuckerberg Inc for doing its best to keep up with the times - it's just a shame that for many it can cause a little confusion as to where to find all the bits...

  • Facebook makes more homepage changes

    Facebook makes more homepage changes

    "News Feed" and "Live Feed" options detailed 26 October 2009 9:17 GMT

    Facebook has made more changes to its homepage that go some way to undo recent tweaks by offering a more tailored version of the stream of info that users see.

    The social networking site is now offering two views of News Feed: a summary view of the "most interesting"...

  • Facebook touchscreen homepage launches. Software, Online, Facebook, Social networking 0

    Facebook touchscreen homepage launches

    Saves you installing an app 22 October 2009 17:17 GMT

    Facebook has released a new homepage for users of touchscreen phones that can't or don't want to be burdened with downloading a dedicated app.

    The new homepage, available at touch.facebook.com has been optimised for handsets like the iPhone and Android powered...

  • Facebook has added music to its gift store. Software, Online, Websites, Facebook 0

    Facebook has added music to its gift store

    10 cents for a perpetual stream of a track 22 October 2009 11:43 GMT

    Remember those Facebook "gifts" that the social networking site used to push on you? They quietly disappeared in one of the various redesigns that have taken place on the site over the last year or so, but it looks like they're coming back.

    The New York Times...

  • Atari offers "Photo Sauce" Facebook app

    Atari offers "Photo Sauce" Facebook app

    Drag and drop digital stickers 22 October 2009 11:23 GMT

    Atari has launched a new social networking app - Atari Photo Sauce. This new application lets Facebook users "express themselves" by dragging and dropping digital stickers across their pics.

    The stickers include "cute graphics, irreverent sayings and funny...

  • Twitter comes to Bing

    Twitter comes to Bing

    Facebook to come, but later 21 October 2009 19:45 GMT

    Microsoft's digital head Qi Lu has confirmed, as rumoured earlier today, that it has signed a non-exclusive deal with Twitter and Facebook to provide status updates to its Bing search engine.

    The two new services will allow users to use Bing to search tweets in...

  • Twitter and Facebook Status updates coming to Bing

    Twitter and Facebook Status updates coming to Bing

    Live search coming to Microsoft search engine 21 October 2009 18:50 GMT

    Microsoft is about to sign up both Twitter and Facebook in a non-exclusive deal to help improve the Bing search engine.

    The deal, which will see both sites integrate their real-time feed of status updates into the Bing search engine is, if true, expected to give...

  • Facebook for BlackBerry gets updated

    Facebook for BlackBerry gets updated

    Version 1.7 arrives 19 October 2009 9:24 GMT

    It's being reported that Facebook has rolled out an update to its BlackBerry client. Version 1.7 is now available and can be found and downloaded on both on the BlackBerry App World and on blackberry.com/facebook and m.facebook.com.

    The new features list isn't...

  • Is Kodak coming back

    Is Kodak coming back?

    Is it possible for the photography giant to own digital as it once did film? 16 October 2009 17:48 GMT

    Twenty years ago you couldn't help but marvel at the site of a stadium twinkling with thousands upon thousands of camera flashes and wonder just how much money Kodak was raking in. This year the last roll of 35mm Kodachrome colour film will leave the production line,...

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